Where does “nonheritage” come from?
nonheritage (English) comes from English heritage, from Middle English heritage, from Old French eritage, from Old French eriter, from Latin hērēditō, from Latin hērēditas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nonheritage (English): Not of or by heritage
Definitions
- Not of or by heritage
Ancestry of “nonheritage”, step by step
nonheritage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heritage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heritage | An inheritance; property that may be inherited; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | heritage | An inheritance; that subject to inheritance |
| 3 | Old French | eritage | heritage |
| 4 | Old French | eriter | to inherit |
| 5 | Latin | hērēditō | to drive out, destroy |
| 6 | Latin | hērēditas | inheritance |
| 7 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |